Memorandum Circular No. 949




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 949, December 2, 1976 ] ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES ON SUBMISSION OF TRAVEL PROPOSALS. It has been observed that some agencies of the government have adopted a piecemeal system of submitting requests pertaining to foreign travel of its officials and employees, such that once authority for a particular trip has been issued by this Office, another request is subsequently submitted either for side-trips or for the grant of additional expenses, or both. The inevitable result of this practice is that this Office is required to devote more of its available time and resources than are necessary to just one case. In the light of the present restrictive policy, it becomes desirable to put a stop to the practice and to adopt the rule that trips abroad approved by this Office shall be undertaken strictly in accordance with the terms and conditions in the travel authority, and that no subsequent request shall be entertained if it is for a proposed side-trip or confirming one already undertaken or for the grant of additional expenses or allowances or approval of an amount given over and above that granted in the original travel authority.1aшphi1 This Circular takes effect immediately and all concerned are expected to be guided accordingly. (SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA Presidential Assistant Manila, December 2, 1976 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation